Staunton's Holiday House Tour turns 40

Staunton's Holiday House Tour turns 40, and many of the sites are not just empty structures

8:27 PM,
Dec. 9, 2012

People examine the fireplace in The Bourgeois House at 14 E. Beverley St. during the Holiday House Tour on Sunday in Staunton. The event, organized by the Historic Staunton Foundation, featured nine homes in the downtown area.

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The 40th annual Holiday House Tour took residents through nine buildings in historic downtown.

"Each year it's different. We try do it in a historic neighborhood or district. Sometimes you have huge houses so, four is all you can get through," Deneen Brannock, a volunteer with the Historic Staunton Foundation said. "With them all downtown this year, it's kind of nice so you can do more, and they're not as big. It just depends on what area they decide to focus on and what houses they can get." ...